Second anniversary of father-in-law, discovered a strange wooden box on the altar, when I opened it, I was stunned

My father-in-law passed away two years ago, and my mother-in-law passed away long before I got married. After the wedding, we lived with my father-in-law, now that he is gone, my wife and children will inherit the house left by my grandparents.

Having the reputation of inheriting the house, the land is not worth the money, it is small but not spacious. The house is old and dilapidated, the walls are even soaked with water when it rains. I just wish my husband and I had money to build a decent house. But after we got married, we gave birth to two children. Both husband and wife work together, but life is still too tight.

Both husband and wife work together, but life is still too tight. (Illustration)

A few days ago was the second anniversary of my father-in-law. Normally, on the full moon day, the first day of the New Year, my husband is in charge of cleaning the altar and burning incense to the ancestors. He is a man, and I as a woman only cook food and prepare offerings.

My husband told women and girls not to touch the altar, so it affects the family kitchen, not good for the future of their children and grandchildren. Listening to my husband say that I was also a bit worried and bewildered. That’s why I always follow my husband’s instructions and never dare to disobey.

Until the death anniversary of my father-in-law, I got up early in the morning to buy things to cook and burn incense. When I returned from the market, my husband was not at home, so I called to find out that he was going out to meet a colleague with urgent work.

I bought chrysanthemums for incense, didn’t have a place to put them, so I decided to put them in the vase. Standing on the chair to take down the flower vase on the altar, somehow my hand touched a wooden box. Curious as to what role it plays on the altar, I don’t remember anything like this in worship.

Forgetting my husband’s instructions, I took the box down and opened it, I was shocked to see that the inside was full of gold and gold. If you count carefully, there are exactly 20 gold bars in that box! Now I understand that the reason for my husband to give that forbidden warning is because of this golden box and not for any other reason!

But where does my husband get the gold from? I know his salary because there are acquaintances working in the same company as her husband. He himself could not save such a large amount of gold. As soon as her husband returned home, he saw the things in his wife’s hand, he quickly rushed to grab it and asked me why I randomly entered his things.

We quarreled once. Only her husband admitted that the gold was left by his father. “If you leave it to me, I have the right to decide, it has nothing to do with my wife!”, husband loudly declared. Indeed, he hid it there, I could not know, and the thief in the house could not believe it.

I cried and shouted to question my husband, he said that taking care of his father-in-law is the duty of the daughter-in-law. (Illustration)

“You say it well! It is true that the money has nothing to do with me, but you are a husband and father but your house is dilapidated and you don’t know how to repair your wife and children to have a better life? Not to mention before he died he was ill. I was bedridden for a whole year. He went all the time, I went to work while taking care of my children and took care of my father-in-law, why did no one recognize me?”

I cried and shouted to question my husband, he said that taking care of her father-in-law is the duty of the daughter-in-law, and building a new house is his right. Every month, he gives me money to spend and raise children, which is full of responsibility. My husband also told me to forget about this gold, as if there was none.

Am I asking too much, people? My husband is usually a good man, he still gives his wife a salary every month, and also knows how to spend time with children. But why do I see that my husband is still calculating and wary of his wife. What purpose do you intend to keep that gold for? How should I handle this situation to be okay?